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Leveraging Resources to Create Place in the City of Portland

Speaker: Thomas J. Dempsey, City Manager

Alternate Titles

• “How To Get Lucky With Grants”

Where Luck Is Defined As Preparedness Meeting Opportunity

• “Turning What You Have Into What You Want”

• “Other Peoples Money: A Love Story”

• “Making A Great Place Even Better”

• “If You Improve It, They Will Come…and Stay”

Portland, Michigan

When you think of Portland,

Michigan, you probably think of…

Creating a Walkable “Sense of

Place”

• Creating a Community Vision

• Historic Downtown

• Actively Working with Community Stakeholders

• Paved River Trail System

• 174 Acres of Parks

• Identifying and Applying for State and Federal Grants

Michigan Main Street Program

Data for Portland

Calc. Total # vol hrs

Value vol hrs

Net new bus

Existing bus Expand

Net new FTE job

Total # façade rehab

Total bldg rehab invest

Total private invest

Total Public Investment

Total Public/Private Investment

2003-2010

5,320.50 $91,832 17 6 16 17 $407,429 $534,146 $1,296,382 $1,830,528

Annual 1,991 $39,322 2 0 2 5 $0.00 $11,637 $35,487 $47,124

Total 7,311.50 $131,154 19 6 18 22 $407,429 $545,784 $1,331,869 $1,877,652

1999

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

CLEAN MICHIGAN INITIATIVE

WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT GRANT

TWO RIVERS PARK

GRANT FUNDS: $619,100

MATCHING FUNDS: $379,400

1999

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

CLEAN MICHIGAN INITIATIVE GRANT

BOGUE FLATS TRAIL LOOP

GRANT FUNDS: $247,170

MATCHING FUNDS: $0.00

2001 MDOT/TEA FUNDS

KENT ST. BRIDGE RELOCATION

GRANT FUNDS: $580,040

LOCAL MATCH: $307,421

2002

USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

BONDS

CONSTRUCTION OF CITY HALL

USDA: $1,005,000

DDA BONDS: $995,000

GENERAL FUND: $400,000

2003

MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

DOWNTOWN MARKET ANALYSIS

GRANT FUNDS: $25,000

LOCAL MATCH: $20,000

2005

MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

DOWNTOWN RENTAL REHABILITATION

GRANT FUNDS: $385,000

LOCAL MATCH: $0.00

RIVERTRAIL PARK

EAGLE SCOUT

PROJECTS

2005

MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION/ COOL CITIES CATALYST

GRANT - $100,000

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT - $625,000

DOWNTOWN BOARDWALK PROJECT

TOTAL GRANT FUNDS: $725,000

LOCAL MATCH: $215,000

2006

MRPA

GET MICHIGAN MOVING MINI GRANT

BOGUE FLATSTRAIL LOOP

INSTALLATION OF FITNESS STATIONS

GRANT FUNDS: $3,000

2007

MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

DOWNTOWN FAÇADE PROJECT

GRANT FUNDS: $103,329

DDA FAÇADE GRANT: $51,875

PRIVATE INVESTMENT: $51,875

2006

FEDERAL STP TRANSPORTATION FUNDS

RURAL TASK FORCE

CHARLOTTE HWY.STREET PROJECT

GRANT FUNDS: $236,000

LOCAL MATCH: REQUIRED 25%

2008

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANT

MAPLE STREET ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

GRANT FUNDS: $684,744

LOCAL MATCH: $145,678

RINDLEHAVEN

A

TND/PUD

2012

2010 ARTPRIZE SCULPTURE INSTALLATION IN

WILL TOAN PARK

DDA/ MAIN STREET: $9,000.00

COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL: $2,500.00

Upcoming Projects Downtown CDBG Façade Improvement Project

Rivertrail Box Culvert Installation Project

Proposed Aesthetic Treatments to Box Culvert

Portland, Michigan…

Placemaking so good, it

should be on postcards.

So Please…

When you think of Portland, Michigan, know

that we are much more than…

Portland, A 2011”Great American

Main Street” Finalist